Maria-Theresa Servillon Sigua

About Maria-Theresa

• I had my first son when I was 16 years old—I would take him with me to school during my junior and senior years when I struggled to find childcare.
• My family is Catholic and urged my child’s father and I to get married before the baby was born—however, at 18 years old, we realized we really didn’t want to be married, so we got a divorce.
• I went to community college to start on the path to become an attorney and studied sporadically at various colleges from age 18 to age 30 as I juggled school, work, and motherhood.
• When I was 30, I moved from California's Bay Area to Austin, Texas, and got a job with the Texas Charter Schools Association as an executive assistant.
• I was able to learn and grow at my job, and was eventually promoted up to director of administrative operations.
• After receiving two letters of recommendation from vice presidents at the company, I was able to transfer to St. Edward's University in Austin—I was taking night classes and still working full time.
• After graduating, I studied for the LSAT and was accepted into law school.
• Now, I’ve graduated from law school, my kids are all grown, and I am currently trying to figure out who I am in this next phase of my life.